Nursing as a Profession Flashcards
(39 cards)
Only ____________________ Filipino nurses work in the Philippines.
65,000 of 500,000
FIELDS OF NURSING
- Institutional Nursing (Hospital Staff Nursing)
- Community Health Nursing (School Nursing/Industrial Nursing/Public Health Nursing)
- Independent Nursing Practice - care without mandated supervision from a physician
- Nursing in Education
- Nursing in Other Fields
care without mandated supervision from a physician
Independent Nursing Practice
Administer every type of anesthetic, work in every type of practice setting and provide care for every type of operation or procedure - from open heart surgery to pain management programs.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Study various aspects of health, illness, and health care.
Nurse Researcher
By designing and implementing scientific studies, they look for ways to improve health, healthcare services, and healthcare outcomes. Part of the job description would be identifying research questions, designing and conducting scientific studies, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting their findings.
Nurse Researcher
Provide consultation and care to patients suffering with mental health and psychiatric disorders. They treat patients
diagnosed with conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, and depression.
Psychiatric Nurse
Psychiatric Nurses provide consultation and care to patients suffering with mental health and psychiatric disorders. They treat patients diagnosed with conditions like
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression
Trained in behavioral therapy, which allows nurses to teach
patients, and their loved ones, how to deal with challenges
that go along with psychiatric disorders.
Psychiatric Nurse
Primary care provider for expectant women who
are healthy enough to sustain child birth without
complications or high risk.
Certified Nurse Midwife
offer genealogical examinations, prenatal care, labor and delivery assistance and neonatal care.
Certified Nurse Midwife
The nurses within this field care for young children (infant to
teenager) suffering from endocrine diseases and disorders,
including adrenal, thyroid and pituitary problems.
Pediatric Endocrinology Nurse
One of the most common diseases in pediatric endocrinology is
juvenile diabetes
Provide care for patients who suffer from musculoskeletal ailments including arthritis, diabetes, and joint replacement issues.
Orthopedic Nurse
provide care to patients throughout the lifespan, from premature newborns to the elderly.
Nurse Practitioner
They perform comprehensive and focused physical
examinations; diagnose and treat common acute illnesses
and injuries; provide immunizations; manage high blood
pressure, diabetes, depression and other chronic health
problems; order and interpret diagnostic testssuch as Xrays and EKGs, as well as laboratory tests; prescribe
medications and therapies; perform procedures; and
educate and counsel patients and their familiesregarding
healthy lifestyles and health care options.
Nurse Practitioner
These nurses develop and establish uniform standards pertaining to patient’s quality of care, and work with staff to ensure these guidelines are met.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
are Advanced Practice nurses who hold a master’s or doctoral degree in a specialized area of nursing practice. Their area of clinical expertise may be in: a population (e.g. pediatrics, geriatrics, women’s health); a setting (e.g. critical care, emergency room); a disease or medical sub-specialty (e.g. diabetes, oncology); a type of care (e.g. psychiatric, rehabilitation); or a type of health problem (e.g. pain, wounds, stress).
Clinical Nurse Specialist
ClinicalNurse Specialist are Advanced Practice nurses who hold a master’s or doctoral degree in a specialized area of nursing practice. Their area of clinical expertise may be in:
- a population (e.g. pediatrics, geriatrics, women’s health);
- a setting (e.g. critical care, emergency room);
- a disease or medical sub-specialty (e.g. diabetes, oncology); - a type of care (e.g. psychiatric, rehabilitation); or
- a type of health problem (e.g. pain, wounds, stress).
Work with elderly patients, diagnosing illness, conducting
exams, and prescribing medication
Gerontological Practitioner
Diagnose and manage patients’ often long-term and
debilitating conditions and provide regular assessmentsto
patients’ family members.
Gerontological Practitioner
Works with newborn infants born with a variety of problems
ranging from prematurity, birth defects, infection, cardiac
malformations, and surgical problems.
Neonatal Nurses
Nursing as a Profession:
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Nurse Researcher
- Psychiatric Nurse
- Certified Nurse Midwife
- Pediatric Endocrinology Nurse
- Orthopedic Nurse
- Nurse Practitioner
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Gerontological Practitioner
- Neonatal Nurses
work in collaboration with surgeons, anesthesiologists, dentists, podiatrists and other qualified healthcare professionals.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist